しかしながら、このストライキは平和的ではなく、マーテイン・ルーサー・キング・ジュニア牧師は労使双方に忍耐と平静さを求めた。

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English Translation

The strike had not been peaceful, however, and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. begged both sides to be patient and calm.

Furigana

しかしながら、このストライキは平和的(へいわてき)ではなく、マーテイン・ルーサー・キング・ジュニア牧師(ぼくし)は労使(ろうし)双方(そうほう)に忍耐(にんたい)と平静(へいせい)さを求(もと)めた。

Romanji

Shikashinagara, kono sutoraiki wa heiwateki de wa naku, ma-teinru-sa-kingujunia bokushi wa rōshi sōhō ni nintai to heiseisa o motometa.

Words

然しながら (しかしながら)

however; nevertheless

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

ストライキ (ストライキ)

strike (i.e. industrial action)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

平和的 (へいわてき)

peaceful

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

牧師 (ぼくし)

pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend

労使 (ろうし)

labour and management; labor and management

双方 (そうほう)

two way; both parties; mutual; both

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

忍耐 (にんたい)

endurance; perseverance; patience

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

平静 (へいせい)

calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy